Vogel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AMERICAN GENERAL No. 1:21-cv-00762-DAD-SKO

LIFEINSURANCE COMPANY,

12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. FOR LEAVE TO FILE A FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT ESPERANZA VARGAS VOGEL, et al., (Doc. No. 24) Defendants.

17 This matter is before the court on the motion for leave to file a first amended complaint filed by plaintiff on May 20, 2022. (Doc. No. 24.) Because neither of the two named defendants have appeared in this action, and the Clerk of the Court entered default against them on October 6, 2021 (see Doc. No. 13), plaintiff’s pending motion to amend is unopposed. Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, plaintiff’s motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. No. 26.) “A party may amend its pleading once as a matter of course within: (A) 21 days after serving it or (B)…